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3 Stocks Pushing The Chemicals Industry Higher

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All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average (
^DJI) trading down 20 points (-0.2%) at 12,795 as of Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, 11:49 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,283 issues advancing vs. 1,555 declining with 129 unchanged.

The Chemicals industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. A company within the industry that increased today was
Valhi Incorporated (
VHI), up 4.1%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

3.
Terra Nitrogen Company L.P (
TNH) is one of the companies pushing the Chemicals industry higher today. As of noon trading, Terra Nitrogen Company L.P is up $4.50 (2.0%) to $231.00 on average volume Thus far, 14,240 shares of Terra Nitrogen Company L.P exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 22,200 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $226.00-$233.48 after having opened the day at $226.00 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $226.50.

Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. engages in the production and sale of nitrogen fertilizer products. It primarily offers anhydrous ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate solutions. Terra Nitrogen GP Inc. serves as the general partner of the company. Terra Nitrogen Company L.P has a market cap of $4.2 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.8, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 34.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

TheStreet Ratings rates Terra Nitrogen Company L.P as a
buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, increase in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full
Terra Nitrogen Company L.P Ratings Report now.